COLLECTIVE HOUSEHOLD;
MARRIAGE MARKET;
INCOME TAXATION;
CONSUMPTION;
FAMILY;
TAXES;
RESOURCES;
REFORMS;
CURVES;
D O I:
10.1111/ecca.12055
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
Using a collective model of consumption, we characterize optimal commodity taxes aimed at targeting specific individuals within the household. The main message is that distortionary indirect taxation can circumvent the agency problem of the household. Essentially, taxation should discourage less the consumption of a certain group of goodsthose for which the slope of the Engel curves is larger for the targeted person.